Findings of large study support the idea mental stimulation could delay onset of symptoms, says lead authorPeople with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in later years than those who have non-stimulating work, research has suggest…
A moment that changed me: my boss discovered my secret blog
Bored working in a law firm in Brussels, I filled my time writing anonymously online about love, life – and how dull my job was. Then my colleagues found my posts …I wouldn’t say I was a model employee in the law firm where I worked for nearly 10 yea…
Three, two, win? How to adapt to hybrid home and office working
Experts offer their advice on how companies and staff can move to a more flexible model of workWorking 3:2, what a way to make a living – but a new way that may take a little getting used to, according to experts.As coronavirus restrictions lift, many …
‘I can’t work’: the mothers left to fight alone for their children’s mental health care
Three parents forced to give up their lives and careers to get help for their severely ill children tell their storiesCassandra Leese should have been at the front of the queue when the NHS called on former staff to return to help fight the nascent Cov…
Forcing people to return to offices is wrongheaded, says Starmer
Labour leader tells Guardian flexible working is one of few good things to have come out of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters, civil service leaders and employers are “wrongheaded” to be trying to make people…
Ready to quit your job? Here are the 17 questions to ask yourself first
In the UK, and globally, surveys suggest huge numbers of people are thinking about packing in their jobs, while in the US it’s been dubbed ‘the Great Resignation’. But is this a real desire for change or just a pandemic fug?It has been termed “the Grea…
Workspace provider IWG buoyed by boom in hybrid working
Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms and day offices up by 40% as businesses adopt home-office splitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageInquiries for office space bounced back to pre-Covid levels in the second quarter, accordin…
Discrimination based on your name alone is a stubborn reality in Britain today | Nasar Meer
Until society confronts institutional and cultural racism, such inequalities will be immune to changes in the lawWhat’s in a name? A great deal it would seem, including perhaps a diminished chance of being shortlisted for a job, offered a university pl…
Repairing and reusing household goods could create thousands of green jobs across the UK
The Green Alliance thinktank found more than 450,000 jobs could be created by minimising waste Reusing and repairing household goods, from washing machines to phones, and recycling throwaway consumer items such as plastic bottles, could create hundreds…
Black women are lowballed and overlooked at work. It’s time to pay us what we’re worth | Chandra Thomas Whitfield
It takes Black women in the US 19 months to earn what a white man makes in a year. Aja intended to go for a light lunch with a co-worker, instead, things turned out real heavy.Over sandwiches and sodas her white male co-worker casually mentioned his sa…